Design Life

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

I recently finished my first quilt with help from my mom, Marian Gallian of Pink Hippo Quilts. I gave it to my friend who is expecting a baby girl in a couple of weeks. I have to say it was a very fun project and I think it turned out super cute!

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

More of my favorite booths and designers from the International Quilt Market to inspire you. Since I'm a graphic designer, I'm going to kick this post off with some beautiful typography I found in Tina Given's booth:

I loved Tina's warm, autumnal color palette set off against the chocolate colored walls of her booth.

These two ladies below were such a delight to talk to and their fabric had such a refreshing vibrancy.

The line below is "Ooh la la" designed by Val Pillow and Anne Maxfield of Pillow & Maxfield.

Let's start off with a bang: Art Gallery Fabrics! I just visited their website this morning and I was greeted with this amazing inspirational reel for their new line titled "Hyperreal Garden" by Pat Bravo. So rich and inspirational, I highly recommend watching it:

Next up is the amazingly talented design duo of David and Amy Butler. I got the opportunity to talk briefly with both of them and they were so friendly. Such great people! David Butler of Parson Gray was debuting his first line of fabric called "Curious Nature" which he describes as "richly muted." One of the few lines designed for men at the show and it was very urban and chic (and masculine!). I also got to hear Amy Butler speak earlier in the week at the schoolhouse series about her new Blossom Club, a free project based eZine. Brilliant idea from a marketing perspective. It will launch early next year. Her booth featured her new fabric line "Lark."

Monday, October 31, 2011

The focus of part two was going to be all the designers and booths I loved, but one stood out to me above the rest so this post will be all about my new (design) love affair with Kellie Wulfsohn of Don't Look Now! from Melbourne, Australia. (Part three will be highlights of all the other amazing designers and booths I loved.) Kellie's quilts and pillows had such intricate detail, beautifully balanced layouts and delightful color schemes. Each one was so sweet and whimsical. She also has a new line coming out for Riley Blake in March 2012 called Peak Hour. I didn't find this out until after we visited her booth and then I recognized her name in their catalog. She's a relative newcomer to the quilting industry and I expect we'll be seeing a lot more from her!

So without further ado, here's some eye candy for you:

Adored the chandeliers hanging in her booth! The quilt Love Birds is in the background.